The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following statement.
Today
the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports two
additional identified cases of a vaping-related lung illness in
Mississippi, bringing the state total to three. All three cases are in
individuals between 28 and 33 years of age. Currently,
there are no confirmed vaping-related deaths in Mississippi.
Mississippi is part of a national investigation into severe pulmonary disease
or lung injury linked to the use of e-cigarette
products (vaping). Nationwide, there have been 530 cases of lung
illness reported from 38 states and one U.S. territory. Seven deaths
have
been reported from six states.
“This is a very serious concern, and one that is unfolding every day,”
said MSDH State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers. “While we know that many of the cases in the US report vaping
cannabis
products, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), some have reported only
vaping nicotine products. There is still a lot that we don’t know
about what is making these people sick. No specific product such as the
device, liquid, refill pods or cartridge has been clearly identified as
the cause.”
Symptoms
of severe pulmonary disease include cough, shortness of breath, chest
pain, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, fever and fatigue. Symptoms develop
anywhere
from over a few days of use to weeks of using e-cigarettes.
Until an exact cause of the illness has been determined, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following actions:
- If you are concerned about the health risks, consider refraining from using e-cigarettes or vaping products.
- If you are an adult who used e-cigarettes containing nicotine to quit cigarette smoking, do not return to smoking cigarettes.
- If you have recently used an e-cigarette or vaping product and you have symptoms like those reported above, see your healthcare provider.
Additionally, Dr. Byers said Mississippians are urged to
not buy products off the street containing THC or other cannabinoids.
Do not modify or add substances to e-cigarette products that are not
intended by the manufacturer.
For more information on
the dangers of e-cigarettes and vaping, visit the MSDH website at HealthyMS.com/lungillness.
17 comments:
In most cases of people smoking cigarettes, it takes many years, perhaps decades, for them to experience adverse effects. But in the cast of vaping, it seems to take on a few short years for them to start experiencing health problems or even death. I've never been a smoker, but there's no way in hell that I would suck on one of those vaping devices.
I was in Starbucks a few years ago and a regular kook customer came up to me and said "I've switched to vaping, it's so much better for my lungs." And just before he could finish his sentence, he choked on his words and coughed a few times.
There are no coincidences. Someone please tell me why the FDA allowed this product to hit the shelves in the first place. Was this some kind of ploy to harm consumers?
It is interesting to see how Juul came into being, remember the lady who ran against Scott Brown for MA Senate race? She became a lobbyist for Juul and advocated for its health benefits.
https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2019/04/02/coakley-juul-job
The e-cig company Juul, which has most of the market share, manufactures their devices in Shenzen, China. Why am I not surprised?
In Mississippi, 5,400 adults die each year from smoking cigarettes (per MDHS). If you have to smoke I think vaping is still the "safest" alternative.
3:28 PM, that is a loaded statement. Those people who "have to smoke" are pretty much done for anyway and thus calculations of safety are not worth the paper they are printed on.
That's like saying, those who have to play Russian Roulette with an automatic rifle should go with the Kalashnikov AK-74, as it's magazines have been shown to jam.
@ 3:28, but those 5400 that die have likely been smoking cigarettes for MANY years. These people that have recently died from vaping were relatively young and had only been vaping for a few years. Vaping is NOT a safe alternative.
sucking chemicals from china into your lungs. how can it be bad?
In this day and age of "every kid gets a trophy", you kids keep sucking on your "digital trophies"; I like my tobacco like I like my music....analog. Duran Duran anyone?
Stop smoking, ban vaping, but let the beer flow like the Bonnet Carré.
Ugh. Any idiots who continue to vape after the recent news...deserve whatever Fate hands ‘em.
Look at all the good government loving lapdogs. Vaping has been around almost 20 years now, Altria, who owns Marlboro amongst other cigarette brands, buys 40% of Juul and literally overnight people start having health issues from mods you buy in vape stores (not Juuls, mind you.) So the response is the FDA wants to ban FLAVORED juice that's made by small companies that can't afford the FDA hoops but not the common tobacco and menthol favors used in the Juul.
You are being programmed.
It's coming from these stores that load the stuff into the cig themselves. They are putting vitamin E acetate oil that gives the cig a boost. The oil sticks to the lungs and smother's people over a period of time. The stuff is supposed to be water based so it won't hurt the lungs. Imagine having oil coating on your lungs and going out and mowing a yard full of dead grass.
If you're 21 or older, the government should not be able to tell you what type of substances you can or can not put in your body as long as you aren't hurting or bothering another person. The government can warn you about the effects, but the individual should be the final decision maker on the matter.
7:16, all true and reasonable, BUT I’d further stipulate that these morons who smoke (real cigs or e-type, whatever) should NOT expect insurance to cover one dime of their inevitable medical bills. Smoke, smoke, smoke until you puff yourself to death, as the song goes, but don’t make my insurance premiums bankroll it.
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